CLASSIC REVIEW: Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly
In 2015 Kendrick Lamar released his third studio album To Pimp A Butterfly. This project is a follow-up to his album Good Kid M.A.A.D....
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Vincenzo Pellegrino
Jan 23, 2022
REVIEW: Kurt Rosenwinkel - Kurt Rosenwinkel Plays Piano
Favorite Track: "Music" Least Favorite Track: "Whispers of Love" On January 1st, 1963, one of the most important jazz records of all...
Ian Parish
Jan 14, 2022
REVIEW: The Weeknd - Dawn FM
Favorite Track: "Gasoline" Least Favorite Track: "Starry Eyes" As someone who grew up in the 2010’s, watching the Weeknd’s...
Vincenzo Pellegrino
Jan 2, 2022
REVIEW: Lake Street Dive - Obviously
Favorite Track: "Know That I Know" Least Favorite Track: "Anymore" Born out of the New England Conservatory of Music in 2004, four...
Vincenzo Pellegrino
Dec 1, 2021
REVIEW: Silk Sonic - An Evening With Silk Sonic
Favorite Track: "Skate" Least Favorite Track: "Silk Sonic Intro" On March 28, 2017, one of the highest grossing concert tours in the...
Ian Parish
Nov 19, 2021
REVIEW: Aminé - TWOPOINTFIVE
Favorite Track: “Charmander” Least Favorite Track: “Between the Lines” “Fuck all the bullshit you going through right now/If you...
Ian Parish
Nov 10, 2021
REVIEW: Parquet Courts - Sympathy For Life
Favorite Track: “Walking at a Downtown Pace” Least Favorite Track: "Application/Apparatus" In 2018, Parquet Courts released their...
Ian Parish
Nov 6, 2021
REVIEW: JPEGMAFIA - LP!
Favorite Track: “SICK, NERVOUS, AND BROKE!” Least Favorite Track: "NICE!" With production equipment and online resources to learn how...
Vincenzo Pellegrino
Nov 4, 2021
REVIEW: Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
Favorite Track: "Happier Than Ever" Least Favorite Track: "NDA" The path to stardom is not always as glorious as the music industry...
Vincenzo Pellegrino
Oct 16, 2021
REVIEW: Charlotte Day Wilson - ALPHA
Favorite Track: "Take Care of You (feat. Syd)" Least Favorite Track: "Wish It Was Easy" Canada: the land of maple syrup, overly kind...
Vincenzo Pellegrino
Oct 3, 2021
REVIEW: Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR
Favorite Track: "jealousy, jealousy" Least Favorite Track: "brutal" Disney Channel has always been a catalyst for producing some of...
Ian Parish
Oct 1, 2021
REVIEW: Drake - Certified Lover Boy
Favorite Track: "Champagne Poetry" Least Favorite Track: "Girls Want Girls" Popular music is a mixed bag. Finding genuine talent...
Vincenzo Pellegrino
Sep 27, 2021
REVIEW: Joe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell, Carmen Castaldi - Garden Of Expression
Favorite Track: "West of the Moon" Least Favorite Track: "Zen Like" The world of jazz music still has some of its most prominent and...
Ian Parish
Sep 18, 2021
REVIEW: Kanye West - Donda
Favorite Track: “Off the Grid” Least Favorite Track: “Jonah” If you’re a Kanye West fan, the last year or so has probably been a bit...
Vincenzo Pellegrino
Sep 2, 2021
REVIEW: Leon Bridges - Gold-Diggers Sound
Favorite Track: "Sweeter (feat. Terrace Martin)" Least Favorite Track: "Sho Nuff" Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, The Temptations, Aretha...
Vincenzo Pellegrino
Aug 25, 2021
REVIEW: Spellling - The Turning Wheel
Favorite Track: "Little Deer" Least Favorite Track: "Magic Act" Human fantasy is considered to be a broad range of mental experiences...
Vincenzo Pellegrino
Jul 24, 2021
REVIEW: Hiatus Kaiyote - Mood Valiant
9.3/10 Favorite Track: "All The Words We Don’t Say" Least Favorite Track: "Hush Rattle" It’s always a thrill to hear a band with...
Vincenzo Pellegrino
Jul 15, 2021
REVIEW: Jon Batiste - WE ARE
6.7/10 Favorite Track: "BOY HOOD" Least Favorite Track: "WATCHUTALKINBOUT" As one of the most famous pianists in music today, Jon...
Ian Parish
Jun 28, 2021
REVIEW: Tyler, The Creator - CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
8.2/10 Favorite Track: "JUGGERNAUT" Least Favorite Track: "RUNITUP" Anyone who listens to music critically in any way would be...
Vincenzo Pellegrino
Jun 22, 2021
REVIEW: Brent Faiyaz - "Show U Off"
7/10 In the first month of the long-awaited 2021 year, Brent Faiyaz surprised us with a new single entitled “Gravity,” a collaboration...
Vincenzo Pellegrino
Jun 9, 2021
REVIEW: Sports - Get A Good Look Pt.1
7.5/10 Favorite Track: "The Look" Least Favorite Track: "Never Know" In terms of bands who capture the essence of joy and amusement...
Ian Parish
Jun 5, 2021
REVIEW: black midi - Cavalcade
9.7/10 Favorite Track: "Slow" Least Favorite Track: "Ascending Forth" The plight of most modern up-and-coming bands is a rocky one,...
Ian Parish
May 26, 2021
REVIEW: J. Cole - The Off-Season
The official AboveTheBridge album review of the latest studio album from American rapper J.Cole entitled The Off-Season!
Vincenzo Pellegrino
May 21, 2021
REVIEW: Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, Tyshawn Sorey - Uneasy
8/10 Favorite Track: "Configurations" Least Favorite Track: "Entrustment" The trio has long been one of the most idolized collectives...
Dante Pellegrino
May 19, 2021
REVIEW: Olivia Rodrigo - "good 4 u"
6.5/10 It only took Olivia Rodrigo the first seven days of 2021 to shake the internet to its core with her debut single “Drivers...
Dante Pellegrino
May 18, 2021
REVIEW: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - CARNAGE
7.3/10 Favorite Track: "Balcony Man" Least Favorite Track: "Hand of God" Few musical careers have taken a more varied route than that...
Ian Parish
May 11, 2021
REVIEW: Squid - Bright Green Field
9.4/10 Favorite Track: "Peel St." Least Favorite Track: "Resolution Square" The UK has been a cultural breeding ground for some of...
Dante Pellegrino
Apr 22, 2021
REVIEW: BROCKHAMPTON - ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE
8.3/10 Favorite Track: “BANKROLL (feat. A$AP Rocky & A$AP Ferg)" Least Favorite Track: “OLD NEWS (feat. Baird)” Few hip hop acts of the...
Vincenzo Pellegrino
Apr 19, 2021
REVIEW: Marlon Craft - How We Intended
7.2/10 Favorite Track: Wherever Least Favorite Track: Roadtrippin COVID-19 has ravaged the world for a little over a year now....
Dante Pellegrino
Apr 5, 2021
REVIEW: Carpool Tunnel - Bloom
7.8/10 Favorite Track: "Forget My Name" Least Favorite Track: "Nostalgia" In the first few seconds of the debut studio album from the...
Vincenzo Pellegrino
Apr 1, 2021
REVIEWS: Pino Palladino, Blake Mills - Notes With Attachments
7.7/10 Favorite Track: Ekuté Least Favorite Track: Notes With Attachments As far as bassists go, Pino Palladino is considered one of...
Ian Parish
Mar 29, 2021
REVIEW: Xiu Xiu - OH NO
8.2/10 Favorite Track: "Rumpus Room (feat. Liars)" Least Favorite Track: "Knock Out (feat. Alice Bag)" Few artists have been as...
Ian Parish
Mar 25, 2021
REVIEW: Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over the Country Club
6.4/10 Favorite Track: "Breaking Up Slowly" Least Favorite Track: "Chemtrails Over the Country Club" Lana Del Rey has never gotten...
Dante Pellegrino
Mar 20, 2021
REVIEW: Fruit Bats - The Pet Parade
7.3/10 Favorite Track: “On the Avalon Stairs” Least Favorite Track: "Here For Now, For You" Since the release of their debut in 2001,...
Ian Parish
Mar 19, 2021
REVIEW: Genesis Owusu - Smiling with No Teeth
8.7/10 Favorite Track: "Smiling with No Teeth" Least Favorite Track: "A Song About Fishing" Often times a genre will be entirely...
Vincenzo Pellegrino
Mar 2, 2021
REVIEW: Tash Sultana - Terra Firma
8.3/10 Favorite Track: Greed Least Favorite Track: Coma With a brief look into music history, we see many examples of incredible...
Ian Parish
Feb 16, 2021
REVIEW: slowthai - TYRON
7.3/10 Favorite Track: "terms" Least Favorite Track: "Cancelled (feat. Skepta)" Personal growth through mistakes are important...
Dante Pellegrino
Feb 11, 2021
REVIEW: Sleaford Mods - Spare Ribs
6/10 Favorite Track: “Nudge It (feat. Amy Taylor)” Least Favorite Track: “Glimpses” Since his band’s 2013 debut Austerity Dogs, Jason...
Ian Parish
Feb 10, 2021
REVIEW: Black Country, New Road - For the first time
9.6/10 Favorite Track: "Science Fair" Least Favorite Track: "Track X" Imagine you are a 20-something, an aspiring musician, a nervous...
Vincenzo Pellegrino
Feb 8, 2021
REVIEWS: Shai Maestro - Human
9.1/10 Favorite Track: Human Least Favorite Track: Time Shai Maestro is one of the most innovative, expressive, and well-rounded jazz...
Ian Parish
Feb 2, 2021
REVIEW: Weezer - OK Human
8.3/10 Favorite Track: "Grapes of Wrath" Least Favorite Track: "Mirror Image' As far as musical quality and critical acclaim goes,...
Vincenzo Pellegrino
Jan 26, 2021
REVIEW: Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
7.2/10 Favorite Track: Price Tags (feat. Anderson .Paak) Least Favorite Track: The Other Side One of the most important weapons in...
Dante Pellegrino
Jan 25, 2021
REVIEW: Nyck Caution - Anywhere But Here
Favorite Track: "Product Of My Environment (feat. Kota The Friend & Erik The Architect) Least Favorite Track: "Something To Remember Me...
Ian Parish
Jan 23, 2021
REVIEW: shame - Drunk Tank Pink
5.9/10 Favorite Track: "6/1" Least Favorite Track: "Alphabet" One of the prevailing underground music trends of the last decade has...
Ian Parish
Jan 19, 2021
REVIEW: Ashnikko - DEMIDEVIL
7.2/10 Favorite Track: "Slumber Party (feat. Princess Nokia)" Least Favorite Track: "Toxic" For many artists, a brash and brazen...
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Jan 14, 2021
REVIEW: Passenger - Songs for the Drunk and Broken Hearted
6/10 Favorite Track: “Nothing Aches Like a Broken Heart” Least Favorite Track: “Sandstorm” For over a decade, the English...
Ian Parish
Jan 13, 2021
REVIEW: Viagra Boys - Welfare Jazz
7.6/10 Favorite Track: "Ain't Nice" Least Favorite Track: "Into The Sun" If the name of the band is any indication, Viagra Boys are a...
Vincenzo Pellegrino
Jan 12, 2021
REVIEW: Mac Ayres - Magic 8ball
9.5/10 Favorite Track: Where U Goin' Tonight? Least Favorite Track: Brand New Mac Ayres is known for a couple things: his illustrious...
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Jan 11, 2021
REVIEW: Aaron Frazer - Introducing...
6.7/10 Favorite Track: "If I Got It (Your Love Brought It) Least Favorite Track: "Love Is" In a band setting, it is very rare for a...
Vincenzo Pellegrino
Dec 31, 2020
REVIEW: Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder, Kamasi Washington - Dinner Party
8.5/10 Favorite Track: Freeze Tag (feat. Phoelix) Least Favorite Track: LUV U Collaboration albums are often some of the most...
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